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Elementary
Elementary (2012–2019)
6/10
Watchable
29 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Several other posters have hit my points exactly so I will mostly just say that I agree it is a pretty good show.

Anything Holmes receives a little love from me though this show less than normal.

My personal gripes being:

1. Overplaying the heroine addiction, perhaps it's just me but I feel it is forced and detracts from the story instead of adds to it. My point is that the "case is all" and should take priority rather than being pushed aside for an overused spin off.

2. Saddling Holmes and Watson to a homicide department was a foolish move in my opinion because it keeps the story restricted in some ways.

--- On the other hand Watson is played well and I like seeing a new take on "him".
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Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
1/10
Poor
29 January 2016
The following is just my opinion and should not be misconstrued as fact.

"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die" Game of Thrones

"Forget the promise of progress and understanding. For in the the grim dark future there is only war." Warhammer 40K

In my opinion GOT is a rehash of too many authors hard work. I acknowledge that nothing is new or original but I feel that for GOT he does not even attempt to be so. One of the biggest mistakes I made was to read Bulfinchs Mythology around the same time as GOT, at times I was certain I was reading the same story.

If you enjoyed the character deaths in GOT I'd highly recommend reading(If you're able) Dan Abnetts Warhammer 40k novels. Character deaths have meaning while at the same time show the waste of war and how it can strike anyone randomly, they move the plot forward without being dwelt upon too much but are not just glossed over.

To close this scattered collection of thoughts I'll give an example of one of the largest failings in GOT, the Red Wedding. While the lead up to the action is ham-fisted and unbelievable the event itself is fine. My gripe is that the "Rules of Hospitality" that had been important up to that point are thrown away to show Walders cunning. However!!! This oh so important traditional rule of not harming someone that takes "your meat and mead" bears no repercussions when broken.

Anyway, just my opinion and I apologize for being all over this place with my thoughts. I suppose I should also mention I've watched all the current seasons and have read all of the books in the series up to this date.
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